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Gloom deepens at West Ham as loss to Crystal Palace follows protests

LONDON: West Ham United fans staged demonstrations against the club’s owners before their home Premier League derby against Crystal Palace on Saturday and a 2-1 defeat at the London Stadium only added to the early-season gloom at the club. West Ham’s fourth defeat in five games left them third from bottom and with manager Graham Potter under increasing pressure. Since being appointed as Julen Lopetegui’s successor in January, Potter has overseen only six league wins from 25 games. By the final whistle there were swathes of empty seats and the cheers of the Palace fans was in marked contrast to the dejection of the home fans who had stayed to the end. Thousands of them had gathered two hours before kickoff for two separate protests against the running of the club by chairman David Sullivan and vice-chair Karren Brady. Many carried banners calling for change at the club which has been under the control of Sullivan and Brady since 2010.

Kane treble helps Bayern to extend perfect Bundesliga start at Hoffenheim

Bayern Munich maintained their flawless start in the Bundesliga by beating Hoffenheim 4-1 away on Saturday after Harry Kane netted two penalties and bagged his ninth hat-trick for the German league leaders.

Verstappen claims pole in chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying

BAKU: Max Verstappen grabbed his sixth pole position of the season for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a crash-marred qualifying session on the Baku street circuit Saturday. Red Bull’s reigning world champion edged Spaniard Carlos Sainz of Williams and New Zealander Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls in a chaotic session which saw seven crashes. World championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed in Q3 and will start from ninth on the grid, two places behind McLaren teammate Lando Norris. While the battle for pole position usually lasts an hour, this time it lasted almost two hours due to the time needed to remove the crashed cars, clean up debris scattered across the track, and repair crash barriers. There were three red flags in Q1, the first part of qualifying, following crashes by Thailand’s Alexander Albon (Williams), Germany’s Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber), and Argentina’s Franco Colapinto (Alpine). Then there was an interruption in Q2 when Britain’s Oliver Bearman (Haas) went off the track, and finally two in Q3 following the violent crashes of Monaco’s Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Australia’s Piastri. Norris failed to seize the opportunity offered to him by Piastri, finishing only seventh after a mistake on his only flying lap in Q3. The Briton will therefore start only two places ahead of his teammate, who has a 31-point lead over him at the top of the world championship.

Liverpool hold on to beat Everton 2-1 in Merseyside derby

LIVERPOOL, England :Liverpool held off a spirited Everton fightback to claim a 2-1 Premier League victory in a tense Merseyside derby at Anfield on Saturday, preserving their perfect start to the season and moving further ahead atop the table after five games.

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Gloom deepens at West Ham as loss to Crystal Palace follows protests

Kane treble helps Bayern to extend perfect Bundesliga start at Hoffenheim

Verstappen claims pole in chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying

Liverpool hold on to beat Everton 2-1 in Merseyside derby

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US 4x400 men crash out but both sprint quartets through

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